Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 573 Get on the Ship
Xuanyang Port is the largest pier on the banks of the Grand Canal. Guests who take a boat from Luoyang, the capital of the gods, to the south via the canal must board here.

All kinds of large and small commercial and passenger ships are docked beside the pier. The guys solicit customers loudly and bargain with the merchants on board.

Among the crowd, Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang each pulled their horses and slowly walked onto the trestle bridge.

A clerk rushed to Wang Mang and asked, "Guest officer, where are you going?"

Wang Mang said, "Shanyang County."

The man said, "Are you going to take the boat with the horse?"

Wang Mang nodded and said, "Exactly."

The guy immediately clapped his hands happily, and said with a smile, "Hey, I'm asking the right person. The two guest officers can take our boat. On this Xuanyang port, our boat is the biggest! Look!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the front of the pier.

Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang looked at each other, and they looked in the direction of his finger. Sure enough, there was a three-masted double-story ship docked in front of the pier.

The man said: "Guest officer, don't hesitate, other boats are too small to carry your horse.

Moreover, you can rest assured that I will arrange the best cabin in the middle of the second floor for you, and give you the best price, [-] Guan, how about it? "

Li Yuanfang glanced at Wang Mang and nodded slightly.

Wang Mang smiled slightly, and said to the clerk, "How much money is not a problem..."

The guy said, "Then what do you think the problem is?"

Wang Mang said: "We are in a hurry, when will you be able to sail?"

The man laughed: "To tell you the truth, the passengers are full, as soon as you get on the boat, we will send it out immediately."

Wang Mang also smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

The guy said happily: "Yes, you are so happy!"

Then, after taking the reins from Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang, he said, "Guest officer, follow me."

Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang nodded, and they followed the waiters across the gangway to board the upstairs boat.

There was a lot of people coming and going on the deck.

Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang looked at each other, and they looked around as they walked, and there was nothing unusual around them.
Wang Mang nodded slightly to Li Yuanfang.

Li Yuanfang also breathed a sigh of relief, and the tense nerves of the two of them relaxed a little.

The clerk guided and said: "Two guest officers, go up the stairs from here."

Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang nodded, and went up the stairs to the second floor one after the other. The assistant opened the door of the middle cabin and said, "This is the one, are you satisfied with it?"

Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang walked in.

The cabin is spacious and bright, with two large beds placed against the walls on both sides, and a square dining table and two chairs in the center.

Wang Mang nodded and said, "Very good, I'm sorry."

The man said: "The boat will leave soon. Take a rest first, and I will fetch water for you."

Wang Mang nodded, and the man turned and left.

After the man left, Wang Mang closed the door, turned around and said to Li Yuanfang, "Yuan Fang, I don't know if our plan will work or not?"

Li Yuanfang nodded: "They should be able to get away. We have attracted the attention of the Iron Shoutuan now, and let those two jugglers distract them. Jingyang, don't worry anymore, we can What has been done has been done."

Wang Mang smiled: "Yes, I hope they have escaped!"

While the two were talking, Li Yuanfang sat on a chair and let out a long breath.

Wang Mang also sat down on another chair: "Brother Yuanfang, do you feel that this Lu Jiying is a bit strange?"

"strangeness?"

Li Yuanfang raised his head.

Wang Mang nodded: "Yes, it's strange. As a magistrate of Shanyang County, how could Lu Jiying have a relationship with the fourth-rank official Mizubu Langzhong, even to the point where he can work for him!"

Li Yuanfang narrowed his eyes slightly: "Jing Yang, what do you mean?"

Wang Mang shook his head: "I don't mean anything, I just feel very strange!"

Li Yuanfang asked: "Jing Yang, did you find anything?"

Wang Mang smiled: "Brother Yuanfang, you also know that my memory is not bad. I recalled the reply from Cui Liang, the governor of Yangzhou, to the cabinet after Li Han died in Luoyang, and found that many of them Narratives of places are ambiguous."

"Oh?"

Li Yuanfang raised his eyebrows.

Wang Mang put down the tea bowl: "First of all, the exact time of Li Han's death was not clearly written in the palindrome."

Li Yuanfang said: "Jing Yang, I remember my lord said a few days ago that Li Han committed suicide on the night when the ship capsized in Hangou."

Wang Mang nodded and said, "Yes, there is an approximate time. But the most important point is not mentioned in the palindrome."

Li Yuanfang asked, "Which point?"

Wang Mang looked at Li Yuanfang and said, "Did Li Han hang himself before or after the shipwreck in Hangou?"

Li Yuanfang was stunned for a moment: "Jing Yang, this shouldn't be a problem, right? It's impossible for Li Han to die before the ship capsized in Hangou."

Wang Mang asked, "Why?"

Li Yuanfang said: "According to Cui Liang's reply, Li Han hanged himself to death because of another shipwreck incident in Hangou and felt ashamed of his majesty, and he also left a suicide note."

Wang Mang nodded and said, "That's right, that's what the palindrome says."

Li Yuanfang said: "But if the shipwreck in Hangou hasn't happened yet, what reason would he choose to die? It doesn't make sense."

Wang Mang said: "Logically speaking, you are right. But you overlooked one point, that is the premise."

"premise?"

Wang Mang said: "Yes, the premise. You have now artificially attributed Li Han's death to suicide, and the cause was the shipwreck in Hangou. With this premise, the exact time of his death is of course irrelevant."

Li Yuanfang became more and more puzzled: "Jing Yang, you talk about Lu Jiying for a while, and Li Han's death for a while. I am a little confused. What do you mean, Li Han didn't commit suicide?"

Wang Mang smiled and said, "I didn't say that.

Lee Han may or may not have committed suicide.

At present, the evidence is not sufficient, and any rash judgment will have a negative impact on the judgment of the case.

Let me put it another way, even if Li Han committed suicide, it cannot be proven that the Hangou shipwreck was the cause of his suicide.

Is there really no other possibility? "

Li Yuanfang said: "Jing Yang, I know, you have been skeptical about Li Han's death, of course what you just said is also reasonable.

However, based on the current situation we have and the narratives of all parties, the shipwreck in Hangou should be the only reasonable explanation for Li Han's death. "

Wang Mang shook his head and said: "You are wrong, and it is not the only reasonable one. As long as there are other possibilities, it cannot be said to be the only one."

Li Yuanfang asked: "But Jingyang, on what basis do you think there are other possibilities for Li Han's death?"

　Preview of the next chapter: What will happen to Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang on the boat?Stay tuned!
　　
　
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